MillerCoors shifts Molson brewing to Ohio

The MillerCoors brewery in Butler County is getting more production as the company shifts brewing of two beers from Canada.

According to Beer Business Daily, Chicago-based MillerCoors LLC has decided to brew Molson Golden and Molson Ice in Trenton, shifting production of those two labels from the Molson Coors brewery in Toronto, Ontario.

Molson’s flagship brand Molson Canadian will continue to be made in Canada.

MillerCoors’ brewery in Trenton already makes dozens of Miller, Coors and Pabst brands, producing 10 million barrels of beer annually. That’s almost 10 million cans and bottles a day.

Beer Business Daily cites a memo sent to Miller Coors distributors which states that Molson Golden and Molson Ice have limited demand in Canada. So the shift allows the brands to locally managed with the MillerCoors system and brewed closer to consumers.

MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller PLC and Molson Coors Brewing Co. that was formed in 2007 to combine the two companies’ U.S. operations. It makes Pabst Brewing Co. beers under contract.

The Trenton facility’s brewhouse has been operating at near capacity making more than 60 different beers and is the largest brewery in the state of Ohio.